Nevada County Municipal Code Ch. 9 Road Standards, General Requirements

All grading which is not subject to or done in conjunction with these road standards shall be done in accordance with Building Ordinances of this Code or the latest adopted encroachment permit procedures.

(Ord. 1919. (11/05/1996); Ord. 2531. (10/24/2023))

All work within the County rights-of-way shall be subject to the requirements of latest adopted Nevada County Encroachment Permit Procedures. Minor work within the rights-of-way may be performed without improvement plans, as defined herein, but is subject to the encroachment permit procedures. Minor work includes, but is not limited to, constructing standard driveway approaches, normal utility maintenance related work or minor structures such as signs, fences or walls. No work shall be done in the County rights-of-way without a traffic control plan approved by the engineer.

(Ord. 2531. (10/24/2023))

The consulting engineer is responsible for obtaining the approval and necessary permits from governmental, municipal or district agencies when their facilities are involved.

(Ord. 2531. (10/24/2023))

A. All improvements constructed under the requirements of these standard construction specifications shall be subject to inspection during construction by the Department. The consulting engineer shall inspect and certify the construction (as required Section 16.09.050 of this Chapter). The contractor shall submit to the consulting engineer a practicable progress schedule in accordance with Section 8, "Progress Schedule," State Specifications. Two (2) working days prior to the commencement of work the consulting engineer shall submit the "Progress Schedule" to the Department. Each salient feature of work shall be inspected by the consulting engineer and approved by the Department prior to proceeding to subsequent salient features of work.

B. When the improvements are completed, the contractor shall request a final inspection by the Department and the consulting engineer (as required per Section 16.09.050). The Department shall inspect the work and notify the contractor, the consulting engineer and the developer of any defects or deficiencies to be remedied. At such time as these defects or deficiencies are corrected or completed in accordance with the plans or as specified by the Department, the Department shall recommend acceptance of the work to the Nevada County Board of Supervisors.

C. Fees for inspection of improvements shall be based on the latest fee schedule adopted by the Nevada County Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. 2531. (10/24/2023))

All improvements required to be constructed as a condition of approval shall be inspected during construction by the consulting engineer. Upon completion of a salient feature(s) of the work, the consulting engineer shall notify the Department, in writing, certifying that the improvements were constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. The Department will then schedule inspection(s) in accordance with Section 16.09.040, above.

(Ord. 2531. (10/24/2023))

The Developer or Developer's Agent shall be responsible for insuring that all necessary permits have been obtained and all required notices have been given prior to commencement of work, including:

A. An approved set of plans shall be available at the project site at all times during the work, and the Department shall be notified as required by this Section.

B. All utility companies affected by the project shall be notified in advance of the work.

C. "Underground Service Alert" phone number 811 (also known as Call-Before-You-Dig) shall be notified at least two (2) working days in advance of any excavation.

D. The Contractor shall be responsible for receiving rights-of-entry for any work done on private property or in non-public easements.

(Ord. 2531. (10/24/2023))

Testing of all materials utilized in work performed under these standard construction specifications shall conform to the requirements and methods for testing of the California Department of Transportation and their standard specifications. All materials must meet minimum specifications. Where testing may be allowed to be performed by the consulting engineering or authorized laboratory, signed copies of the test results shall be submitted to the Department within forty-eight (48) hours or prior to commencement of a subsequent salient feature of work. Test results shall show clearly the names of the individual and firm performing the tests, as well as the project name, the dates of sampling and testing, origin of the sample and the actual results of the test. The test result shall also indicate whether the test result met minimum specification for the material as well as any corrective action by the contractor and any retest by which the material was found to be in compliance. The Department reserves the right to verify test results.

(Ord. 2531. (10/24/2023))